| molecular characterization of five widespread avian haemosporidian parasites (haemosporida), with perspectives on the pcr-based detection of haemosporidians in wildlife. | haemosporidians (haemosporida) are cosmopolitan in birds. over 250 species of these blood parasites have been described and named; however, molecular markers remain unidentified for the great majority of them. this is unfortunate because linkage between dna sequences and identifications based on morphological species can provide important information about patterns of transmission, virulence, and evolutionary biology of these organisms. there is an urgent need to remedy this because few experts ... | 2014 | 24728557 |